[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64929-64930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20364]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permit applications received.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a 
notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated 
under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published 
regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act in the Code of Federal 
Regulations. This is the required notice of permit applications 
received.

DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, 
or

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views with respect to this permit application by October 20, 2023. This 
application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit 
Office, address below.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Office of 
Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, 
Alexandria, Virginia 22314 or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Titmus, ACA Permit Officer, at 
the above address, 703-292-4479.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation, as directed 
by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541, 45 CFR 670), 
as amended by the Antarctic Science, Tourism and Conservation Act of 
1996, has developed regulations for the establishment of a permit 
system for various activities in Antarctica and designation of certain 
animals and certain geographic areas as requiring special protection. 
The regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic 
Specially Protected Areas.

Application Details

Permit Application: 2024-010

1. Applicant
    Ron Naveen, Oceanites, PO Box 15259 Chevy Case, MD 20825.
Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
    Waste management. The applicant seeks a waste management permit to 
operate Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in support of existing 
research activities conducted in the West Antarctica Peninsula. The 
applicant seeks to use RPAS to enable more efficient monitoring of 
penguin breeding sites and to increase penguin censusing capabilities. 
The permit will cover any unintentional or accidental loss of remotely 
piloted aircrafts through planned research operations. The applicant 
has provided a detailed mitigation plan to minimize risk of equipment 
loss, including use of observers and experienced pilots.
Location
    Antarctic Peninsula Region.
Dates of Permitted Activities
    September 1, 2023-August 31, 2028.

Kimiko S Bowens-Knox,
Program Analyst, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2023-20364 Filed 9-19-23; 8:45 am]
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